Iceland President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson met with IWHR President (Director of IRTCES) Kuang Shangfu and other Chinese delegates at president’s residence in Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland on June 23, 2009.

P: Iceland President Meeting with IWHR President

    President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson firstly expressed his gratitude to IWHR President Kuang Shangfu for attending World Congress 2009 and its Council Meeting of International Hydropower Association (IHA). He hoped that IWHR President Kuang Shangfu’s visit would further promote and expand bilateral cooperation and exchange on earthquake forecasting, influence on icebergs by climate change and water resources management. He also particularly invited Chinese experts and businessmen headed by IWHR President Kuang Shangfu to visit Iceland again at their convenient time so as to further understand Iceland’s situation and experience in renewable energies such as hydropower and ground heat and contribute to promoting exchange and cooperation in energy research and development for both countries.

Group Photo of Iceland President and IWHR President

    IWHR President Kuang Shangfu expressed his honor and appreciation for Iceland President’s warm invitation and esteem for his great foresight and deep insight. He said he would be willing to actively promote cooperation in relevant research areas between China and Iceland and sincerely invite Iceland President to visit IWHR when he visits China next time.
    Finally, Iceland President presented a gift with his own inscription to IWHR President Kuang Shangfu.

(Source: http://www.iwhr.com)